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Funk Landscape & Design
Hardscaping in Charlton, MA by Funk Landscape & Design

Hardscaping Services in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Retaining Walls, Patios, Walkways, and Fire Pits

Stone outlasts everything else you build. Funk Landscape & Design builds walls, patios, and walkways that hold. Year after year. For homes, condo communities, and commercial sites.

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A Wall Fails for Two Reasons

Water and slope. That is the whole list. Worcester County is hills, dense stony soil, and rock. Water has nowhere to drain. It pushes on your wall all winter. Build for that and your wall stands. Skip it and your wall leans by year three.

What Your Property Gets

  • Retaining walls
  • Patios
  • Walkways
  • Fire pits
  • Steps and stair systems
  • Pool patios
  • Decorative stone features

The Best of Our Stonework

A rotating look at our favorite finished patios, walkways, steps, and walls.

Finished large-format paver patio with fire pit and retaining wall Paver patio with square fire pit overlooking the lake Charcoal herringbone paver patio beneath a covered deck Herringbone paver patio under an elevated deck with stone knee wall Covered herringbone paver patio with stone accent wall and lattice Light paver walkway and front step landing with dark paver border Paver walkway with granite steps set into the slope Finished paver walkway with granite steps from above Completed paver walkway leading to granite front steps Finished stone front steps with paver landing at the entry Tan paver walkway with granite edge through the graded yard Low stone retaining wall bordering a back lawn Finished paver walkway beside planting beds and fresh lawn

Project: Herringbone Patio Under a Deck

A charcoal herringbone paver patio built beneath an elevated deck, framed by a natural stone knee wall, with matching front steps and a paver walkway at the entry.

Natural stone wall with granite steps at the front entry beside a fresh gravel bedCharcoal herringbone paver patio beneath a covered deckLight paver walkway and front step landing with dark paver borderHerringbone paver patio under an elevated deck with stone knee wallCovered herringbone paver patio with stone accent wall and latticePaver patio under a deck during installation with materials staged

Project: Lakeside Fire Pit Patio & Retaining Walls

From bare excavated ground to a finished paver patio with a fire pit at the water's edge — plus block retaining walls with built-in steps and a cobblestone driveway apron.

Excavated ground with boulders staged at the start of a lakeside patio projectPaver patio taking shape at the lake with an excavator on sitePallets of wall block staged on the patio base beside the lakeMini excavator assisting retaining wall construction on a slopeCrew building a block retaining wall course by courseCompacted gravel base pad prepared for patio installationPatio base with border in place below the home's deck stairsBlock retaining wall with built-in stone steps behind the homeNatural flagstone path beside the houseFinished retaining wall seen from the deck abovePaver patio with square fire pit overlooking the lakeLow stone retaining wall bordering the back lawnCobblestone apron installed at the gravel driveway entranceFinished large-format paver patio with fire pit and retaining wall

Project: Paver Walkway with Granite Steps

A front walkway rebuilt from the base up: granite steps set by machine, pavers cut and laid with a contrasting border, and the yard regraded around the finished work.

Graded and raked soil around the completed front walkwayExcavator preparing the walkway base along the front of the houseCrew cutting pavers to fit the walkway patternGranite step suspended from a lifter during installationCrew laying the paver walkway at the base of the porch stepsNew paver walkway with dark border running through the graded yardPaver walkway with granite steps set into the slopeWalkway edge and planting bed beside the front porchWalkway border pavers set with soil graded on both sidesFinished paver walkway with granite steps from aboveCompleted paver walkway leading to the granite front steps

Project: Pool Retaining Wall, Front Steps & Patio

Retaining wall block and gravel backfill placed by machine, granite steps set into the slope, and new paver surfaces — from open excavation to finished stonework.

Compact track loader delivering material for the retaining wallExcavator lifting granite treads into positionExcavator working close to the house during wall constructionLong block retaining wall with fresh gravel backfill beside the poolRetaining wall and compacted gravel terrace during constructionPaver landing and granite steps under constructionTan paver walkway with granite edge through the graded yardHerringbone paver walkway with granite accent bands, soil graded alongsidePaver patio being installed behind a blue home with block stagedThumbs up as a crew member washes down the freshly laid paver patioFinished granite steps and walkway climbing the front slopeFinished stone front steps with paver landing at the entryRebuilt front steps and stone retaining wall at the driveway
Crew member leveling paver blocks on a new patio installation, with level and rubber mallet, by Funk Landscape & Design

Every Paver Set Plumb and Level

Pavers move. Frost heaves them. Settlement shifts them. The only defense is a base built right and a pattern set tight, checked with a level on every course.

A paver patio is not a pour-and-walk-away job. The bedding sand, the pitch for drainage, the cuts at the border — each step decides how the surface looks and holds five winters from now. This is how Funk works on every installation.

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Service Areas Across Worcester County

Funk Landscape & Design brings this service to every town below.

One Contractor, Every Season

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